“Mattia Cassani, Juan Manuel Vargas and Andrea Bertolacci have recovered. Marco Rossi is coming with us, but he is not fit to play.

“We know Francesco Totti wants to score in order to equal Gunnar Nordahl’s record. He is a champion, so we will be wary of him. I am also confident our former Roma players will be eager to prove themselves in this match.”

Ballardini shrugged off praise for accepting last week’s refereeing error in a 1-1 draw against Palermo.

“The idea is to set an example. There was a penalty in Palermo, the referee decided not to give it, that’s the end of the matter. It is only right to set a positive example to those watching us.”